Yemen Fires Hypersonic Missile at Israel's Ben Gurion Airport
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The Yemeni Armed Forces launched a hypersonic ballistic missile against Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport on Wednesday in retaliation for the Zionist regime’s brutal campaign in Gaza.
Yemen’s military spokesman, Brigadier General Yahya Saree, said on Wednesday that the “qualitative military operation” has targeted Ben Gurion, Israel’s main international airport near Tel Aviv.
The operation successfully achieved its objective, suspending airport activity and sending “millions of Zionist occupiers” into shelters, he said, Al Mayadeen reported.
The operation was a direct response to the ongoing siege, famine, and aggression imposed by the Israeli regime on the Gaza Strip, particularly in light of recent international acknowledgment of the humanitarian crisis, Saree added.
He framed the operation as a religious and moral duty, “expressing support for the oppressed Palestinian people” and the Palestinian Resistance.
The Yemeni Armed Forces emphasize the responsibility of the Arab and Islamic world to act in the face of the Israeli genocidal crimes and starvation policy in Gaza, he noted.
“Yemen is the land of the victorious,” the spokesman said, asserting that the country remains committed to fulfilling its duties toward Palestine and will not retreat from its position, regardless of challenges.
“(We will stand) With Gaza until the siege is lifted and the aggression against it stops,” Saree concluded.
To date, the Israeli regime has killed at least 62,895 Palestinians in its war on Gaza since October 2023.
The attacks come as Israeli forces continue to close in on Gaza City, using overwhelming force in its push to occupy the urban center, with tanks and warplanes levelling entire residential blocks.
